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<blockquote data-quote="Lisa Lane-Collins" data-source="post: 124803" data-attributes="member: 2967">Re: stuck at the check the fuse stageMy friend was poking it with the side of his drum key last night and got it out (now I can see what you mean, gently push in and twist...it was twisting far enough just not &#039;springing&#039; out, it&#039;s good now).So, next problem. Bought a new fuse, put it in, plugged the desk in, powered it up and ZAPSPARKwhispofsmoke Tripped the household circuit breaker. What on earth?! Checked the new fuse after that, it still has continuity!!! O.OThe only things that were different were that the cover on the bottom is currently off (but it&#039;s grounded elsewhere so that shouldn&#039;t be a problem should it?) And this fuse is ceramic...(guy at the shop said this would be more stable for audio gear...)Now what the heck do I do? Not keen to plug it in and repeat the zap spark thing...Edit to add; visual inspection of the circuit reveals a cooked resistor. So, if nothing else, I&#039;ll need to replace that before going on. But still, if anyone has any idea why it sparked....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lisa Lane-Collins, post: 124803, member: 2967"] Re: stuck at the check the fuse stage My friend was poking it with the side of his drum key last night and got it out (now I can see what you mean, gently push in and twist...it was twisting far enough just not 'springing' out, it's good now). So, next problem. Bought a new fuse, put it in, plugged the desk in, powered it up and ZAPSPARKwhispofsmoke Tripped the household circuit breaker. What on earth?! Checked the new fuse after that, it still has continuity!!! O.O The only things that were different were that the cover on the bottom is currently off (but it's grounded elsewhere so that shouldn't be a problem should it?) And this fuse is ceramic...(guy at the shop said this would be more stable for audio gear...) Now what the heck do I do? Not keen to plug it in and repeat the zap spark thing... Edit to add; visual inspection of the circuit reveals a cooked resistor. So, if nothing else, I'll need to replace that before going on. But still, if anyone has any idea why it sparked.... [/QUOTE]

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